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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

467 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $125.64/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 621 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $141.08/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 480 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $130.77/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 527 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 467 673 0
Feeder cattle 379 543 0
Slaughter cattle 72 79 0
Replacement cattle 16 51 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–590 583 2 138.00 $138.00 $805 —
670 670 1 127.00 $127.00 $851 —
910 value added 910 1 104.00 $104.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 137.00 $137.00 $706 -7.00
600–610 605 2 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $741 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 132.00 $132.00 $713 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 317 3 137.00–140.00 $139.04 $441 -0.96
350–390 373 8 132.00–137.00 $134.02 $500 -0.75
420–445 435 6 125.00–130.00 $126.68 $551 -1.30
450–495 476 5 120.00–124.00 $121.41 $578 -1.81
515–525 520 3 114.00–120.00 $116.31 $605 -0.65
565–575 568 3 110.00–114.00 $112.32 $638 +1.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–220 218 2 160.00–165.00 $162.53 $354 —
400–430 413 4 132.00–135.00 $133.24 $550 -1.65
455–490 473 3 127.00–130.00 $128.00 $605 -1.39
500–540 514 6 122.00–126.00 $123.69 $636 -0.07
550–580 564 4 116.00–122.00 $119.44 $674 —
605–620 613 2 115.00–116.00 $115.51 $708 +5.51
670–675 673 2 103.00–108.00 $105.51 $710 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 521 6 127.00–132.00 $128.99 $672 -1.30
550–590 562 5 126.00–129.00 $127.58 $717 +6.25
600–630 611 4 118.00–123.00 $119.23 $728 +2.70
650–685 668 5 110.00–119.00 $113.79 $760 —
745 745 1 102.00 $102.00 $760 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 3 167.00–175.00 $171.25 $539 —
370–385 378 2 157.00–160.00 $158.47 $599 -1.93
400–445 421 8 147.00–155.00 $149.97 $631 -1.72
455–495 480 12 137.00–146.00 $141.08 $677 -1.03
500–545 527 11 127.00–136.00 $130.77 $689 +0.86
550–585 563 6 122.00–126.00 $124.36 $700 +7.36
620–635 628 2 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $747 —
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 +0.25
720 720 1 102.00 $102.00 $734 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 +3.00
460–465 463 2 149.00–156.00 $152.52 $706 +2.04
500–510 505 3 138.00–142.00 $139.32 $704 +0.08
555–595 575 9 127.00–130.00 $127.80 $735 -2.16
600–645 621 17 122.00–127.00 $125.64 $780 -1.32
650 650 2 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $806 +1.46
700–745 720 5 109.00–112.00 $110.61 $796 —
765–785 775 2 104.00–105.00 $104.49 $810 +1.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 157.00–160.00 $158.52 $523 —
360–395 373 9 147.00–156.00 $151.66 $566 -1.55
410–445 429 9 137.00–145.00 $143.26 $615 +4.51
455–490 479 8 127.00–135.00 $130.74 $626 -2.47
515–530 523 3 120.00–125.00 $122.98 $643 +1.51
555–565 560 2 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $650 +1.74
605–635 620 2 107.00–110.00 $108.54 $673 -2.13
690–695 693 2 102.00–104.00 $103.00 $714 -2.00
705 705 1 98.00 $98.00 $691 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1420 1018 80-85% 9 57.00–60.00 $58.50 $596 —
910–1375 1118 80-85% 18 61.00–65.00 $62.55 $699 +2.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1225 1170 75-80% 4 70.00–73.00 $70.76 $828 —
1095–1710 1388 75-80% 12 64.00–69.00 $66.81 $927 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1045 936 85-90% 8 50.00–53.00 $52.41 $491 +1.20
990–1190 1065 85-90% 4 54.00–56.00 $54.73 $583 +0.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1295 1245 2 83.00–84.00 $83.52 $1,040 —
1640 1640 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,492 —
1565–2165 1866 5 92.00–97.00 $94.66 $1,766 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.